The Earth rotates in about 24 hours. Therefore, if you were to hang above the surface of the Earth at the equator without moving, you would see 25,000 miles pass by in 24 hours, (exactly 23 hours and 56 minutes) at a speed of 25000/24 or just over 1000 miles per hour. Another question is how much the earth rotates in a minute? well, it rotates exactly 27.7 kilometers in a minute.
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